SCP-3453 — SCP-3453 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-3453 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-3453

Expected annual

$6.7M

One-time setup

$8.4M

Annual recurring

$5.8M

Personnel

One-time setup costs are large due to dedicated containment construction, a secondary vault and an emergency reserve; recurring costs are driven primarily by personnel, ongoing R&D, breach-response reserves, and public-cover/legal operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.4M

Facilities $3.0M

[#2, #15] Purpose-built containment suite retrofit (~$2.0M) plus off-site backup containment vault/secondary site (~$1.0M).

Emergency Reserve $2.5M

[#21] One-time minimum catastrophic emergency/disaster reserve (~$2.5M).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $2.2M

[#5, #18] Initial seed R&D program/startup (~$2.0M) plus specialized lab equipment (~$200k).

Equipment $520K

[#4, #6, #7, #16] High-resolution sensor hardware (~$50k), portable rapid-response equipment (~$300k), secure transportation vehicle and mods (~$150k), IT/data hardware setup (~$20k).

Legal Setup $100K

[#10] One-time legal/contracts setup and retainer onboarding (~$100k).

Disposable Tooling $50K

[#3] Tooling and initial production run for single-use inner containment units (~$50k).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.8M/yr

Staff Wages $2.2M/yr

[#1] Full-time team payroll: 4research scientists, 6 armed site guards, 2 hazmat technicians, 5 engineers/IT/maintenance, and rotation for 12 MTF specialists (benefits/overtime included).

Research And Monitoring $1.1M/yr

[#5, #18] Ongoing experimental budget and materials (~$1.0M/yr) plus consumable lab supplies/sample analysis (~$100k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $500K/yr

[#9, #10, #22] Amnestic operations/public cover (~$200k/yr), legal retainer (~$200k/yr), media/records suppression and forensic cleanup (~$100k/yr).

Public Health Remediation $500K/yr

[#20] Coordination and remediation reserve for municipal infrastructure contamination (~$500k/yr).

Containment Breach Fund $300K/yr

[#8] Annual reserve for decontamination and infrastructure repair (rapid-response decon, plumbing/HVAC repairs, camera replacement).

Emergency Reserve Topup $250K/yr

[#21] Recommended recurring top-up to maintain catastrophic reserve (~$250k/yr).

Project Management Oversight $150K/yr

[#23] Program management, oversight, budgeting and administrative support (~$150k/yr).

Disposable Units $120K/yr

[#3] Recurring stock of single-use inner containment units (24 units/yr @ ~$5k/unit).

Facilities Maintenance $100K/yr

[#14] HVAC filters, pumps, UPS/generator maintenance and incremental utilities for the containment suite.

Portable Equipment Maintenance $100K/yr

[#6] Replacements, calibration and training for rapid-response gear (~$100k/yr).

High Containment Waste Disposal $100K/yr

[#11] Certified incineration and hazardous waste transport/disposal (~$100k/yr).

Secondary Site Ops $100K/yr

[#15] Operations and maintenance for off-site backup containment (~$100k/yr).

Replacement Cycle $100K/yr

[#19] Accelerated replacement schedule for seals, liners, ports and single-use fixtures (~$100k/yr).

It Security And Storage $50K/yr

[#16] Secure hosting, air-gapped backups, encryption and SOC monitoring (~$50k/yr).

Staff Medical Surveillance $30K/yr

[#13] Baseline medical exams, bloodwork and psychological monitoring for team (~$30k/yr).

Training Drills $30K/yr

[#17] Regular drills, instructor fees and external exercises (~$30k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#12] Routine PPE, seals, adhesives, disinfectants and tamper-evident consumables.

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#7] Average transport operations (~$20k/yr) for transfers and vehicle ops.

Sensor Maintenance $5K/yr

[#4] Maintenance, subscriptions and software updates for monitoring array (~$5k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.8M/yr

23.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, scheduled R&D and no major containment incidents.

no_major_breach normal_research_activity routine_maintenance

🚨 Minor Incident $6.2M/yr

60.0% probability / year +$400K vs baseline

Localized containment breach requiring MTF recapture, decontamination, replacement of disposables and limited amnestic/legal actions.

short_escape rapid_recontainment localized_contamination

🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr

15.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant escape into municipal infrastructure or public exposure requiring large-scale remediation, mass amnesticization and infrastructure repair.

sewer_contamination public_exposure large-scale_decon

🚨 Catastrophic Failure $25.8M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$20.0M vs baseline

Containment collapse requiring emergency reserve deployment: evacuations, mass amnestic campaigns, major infrastructure replacement and long-term remediation.

widespread_contamination loss_of_site_infrastructure mass_public_exposure

👥 Personnel 29 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist	4	[#1] Anomalous fluids/biophysics specialists responsible for experiments and containment research.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#1] Armed site guards for on-site security and immediate response.
Hazmat Technician	2	[#1] Hazmat operators for decon and handling contaminated materials.
Engineer / Maintenance	5	[#1] Engineers/IT/maintenance supporting HVAC, containment systems and instrumentation.
MTF Specialist (rotational)	12	[#1] Rotational rapid-response detachment personnel assigned to the program.

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on detailed analyst line-item notes and canonical breach history, but SCP-3453's anomalous and unpredictable failure modes (teleportation, rapid escapes) introduce uncertainty in frequency and scale of incidents.

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